18 March 2014

Feast of St. Joseph

Wednesday is the Feast of St. Joseph, a first class feast. If you are fasting, enjoy a break in honor of the great defender of the Church.

Masses at St. Francis de Sales Oratory, 8 am (with blessing of St. Joseph bread), and 12:15 pm. Both are low Masses.

Have a blessed feast day!

Prayer of St. Francis de Sales to St. Joseph

Glorious St. Joseph, spouse of Mary, grant us thy paternal protection, we beseech thee by the Heart of Jesus Christ.

Oh thou, whose power extends to all our necessities and can render possible for us the most impossible things, open thy fatherly eyes to the needs of thy children.

In the trouble and distress which afflicts us, we confidently have recourse to thee. Deign to take under your charitable charge this important and difficult matter, cause of our worries. Make its happy outcome be for God's glory and for the good of his devoted servants.

Litany of St. Joseph

V/ Lord, have mercy.R/ Lord, have mercy.

V/ Christ, have mercy.R/ Christ, have mercy.

V/ Lord, have mercy.R/ Lord, have mercy.

V/ Jesus, hear us.R/ Jesus, graciously hear us.

V/ God, the Father of Heaven,R/ have mercy on us.

V/ God, the Son, Redeemer of the world,R/ have mercy on us.

V/ God, the Holy Spirit,R/ have mercy on us.

V/ Holy Trinity, One God,R/ have mercy on us.

R/for ff: pray for us.

Holy Mary,St. Joseph,Renowned offspring of David,Light of Patriarchs,Spouse of the Mother of God,Chaste guardian of the Virgin,Foster father of the Son of God,Diligent protector of Christ,Head of the Holy Family,Joseph most just,Joseph most chaste,Joseph most prudent,Joseph most strong,Joseph most obedient,Joseph most faithful,Mirror of patience,Lover of poverty,Model of artisans,Glory of home life,Guardian of virgins,Pillar of families,Solace of the wretched,Hope of the sick,Patron of the dying,Terror of demons,Protector of Holy Church,

Lamb of God, who take away the sins of the world,R/ spare us, O Lord.

Lamb of God, who take away the sins of the world,R/ graciously hear us, O Lord.

Lamb of God, who take away the sins of the world.R/ have mercy on us.

He made him the lord of his household.R/ And prince over all his possessions.

Let us pray. O God, in your ineffable providence you were pleased to choose Blessed Joseph to be the spouse of your most holy Mother; grant, we beg you, that we may be worthy to have him for our intercessor in heaven whom on earth we venerate as our Protector: You who live and reign forever and ever. R/ Amen.

A Day That Will Live in Glory

Pray for the Four Cardinals: Burke, Caffarra, Meiser and Brandmuller

“You are the ones who are happy; you who remain within the Church by your Faith, who hold firmly to the foundations of the Faith which has come down to you from Apostolic Tradition. And if an execrable jealousy has tried to shake it on a number of occasions, it has not succeeded. They are the ones who have broken away from it in the present crisis. No one, ever, will prevail against your Faith, beloved Brothers. And we believe that God will give us our churches back some day."